Potassium Carbonate → 1-[4-[4-[4-(1,2-Benzisothiazol-3-yl)-1-piperazinyl]butoxy]3-methoxyphenyl]ethanone

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A mixture of 3-(1-piperazinyl)-1,2-benzisothiazole (4.0 g, 0.0182 mol), 1-[4-(4-bromobutoxy)-3-methoxyphenyl]ethanone (6.0 g, 0.0200 mol), K2CO3 (3.0 g, 0.0218 mol), KI (200 mg), and acetonitrile (125 ml) was stirred at reflux under N2 for 5 hours. Most of the solvent was removed in vacuo and the resultant gummy residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate and-water. The organic extract was washed with water, dried with MgSO4, and concentrated to yield 7.8 g. Purification by preparative HPLC (Waters Associates Prep LC/System 500, utilizing 2 silica gel columns and 4% methanol-methylene chloride as eluent) afforded 6.5 g of a damp, off-white solid. The product was recrystallized twice from toluene to provide 3.1 g (39%) of 1-[4-[4-[4-(1,2-benzisothiazol-3-yl)-1-piperazinyl]butoxy]-3-methoxyphenyl]ethanone as a white solid, m.p.=114°-116° C.

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